Freshman quarterback Nick Fitzgerald fired some balls in there with some surprising zip. Fitzgerald also showed some touch on the ball lofting a long 40-yard completion to junior wide receiver Joe Morrow on the right sideline.

Junior quarterback Dak Prescott followed that Fitzgerald pass up with an 80-yard touchdown of his own to senior wideout Robert Johnson down the left sideline.

Junior running back Josh Robinson went down early on during Saturday’s practice and did not return. It looked to be some sort of leg injury but did not appear to be anything too serious. However it is something to keep an eye on when the team returns to practice on Tuesday.

Some highlights from the team portion of practice were a Calhoun interception of Prescott, a 30-yard run by senior running back Nick Griffin, a 40-yard catch by senior receiver Jameon Lewis, a sack by sophomore defensive tackle Nick James and a pick-six by junior cornerback Will Redmond off Prescott.

Junior linebacker Zach Jackson made a sack early on in the scrimmage portion of practice and later had a pick-six from Fitzgerald.

Walk-on tight end Lawrence Brown made a juggling catch.

Sophomore defensive end A.J. Jefferson batted a pass down at the line of scrimmage.

Practice was kept up-tempo by D.J. John Clark. The Bulldogs director of football operations is in charge of playing music throughout practice and has a nice variety of everything from hip-hop to classic rock to country.

Senior cornerback Jamerson Love also had a pick-six after Prescott’s pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage. Love cut in front of sophomore running back Ashton Shumpert to make the grab and took it back about 20-yards for the score.

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